2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 7 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston | 7 | 12 | 34 | 2.83 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 9 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Navy | 9 | 20 | 46 | 2.30 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | SMU | 7 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 10 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 10 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 9 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | UCF | 8 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | South Florida | 11 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 8 | 17 | 136 | 8.00 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||